NOTE: D'oh! Ok, you doubters were correct: the "in Spanish" cake IS an intentional order. Sorry, Tasteful Cakes, and thanks for having such a great sense of humor about it!

UPDATE ON JOHN: John is out of ICU and feeling gooood! So good, in fact, that he's been pestering the publisher to let us go straight back on tour the second he's discharged from the hospital. (Hm. Maybe I should recommend another head examination...)

It will be a few weeks before his lungs are completely clear, and he will continue to be on massive amounts of antibiotics in the meantime, but as of this moment you'd never know he was deathly ill a few days ago. That's the power of prayer, warm wishes, good juju, and modern medicine for you! Thank you all SO MUCH; your e-mails, comments, jokes, tweets, pics of get-well cakes, and offers of help have been overwhelming, and helped us more than I can say.

Hurray! I'm so glad John is feeling better, and I hope you are too. Tell him he needs to go home and rest, rest, rest! (and so do you.) He needs to take extra good care of himself over the next few months so his body can completely recover. Here's hoping you can go home soon.

P.S. Thanks so much for sending an email to the people who had RSVP'd for the tour to let us know that the rest of the tour was cancelled. In the midst of crisis, you managed to be courteous to all of us strangers (and some are stranger than others). You are a class act, Jen.

Wow! John's out of ICU? That's FANTASTIC! So, John, hold your horses and reschedule your tour for another time. Don't mess with pneumonia . . . give your lungs a chance to recoup and regain strength. Your immune system isn't strong enough to fight off all the "cooties" floating around in the massive crowds that follow you guys everywhere you go.

As for "ChRis in orange" . . . I never did figure out that it said "orange." I thought, "ChRis in Obama?" "ChRis in Omaha?" "ChRis in WHERE?" Orange. Figures.

GOSH! I was going crazy here hitting the refresh button on my pc so many times the pc was starting to smoke! I'm sooooooooooooooooo happy to hear John is out of the ICU and doing better! I can relate to the "not clear for a few weeks"; back in 2002 I had broncho-pneumonia and it took a few months for it to clear completely. BIG KISSES!

I am so happy that John is better all caps with three "exclamation marks"

Now make sure both of you take care of yourselves. You scared us and we've been up all night worrying, so we're sleepy (and a little hungry). Get some rest. Have some cake. Curl up with a good book; the good people at CakeWrecks have a new book out, and it's fantastic!

WV: dessedr - Getting dressed in the dark so everything is all mixed up.

I'm so glad things are looking better! That is some scary stuff. I just got not only a flu shot but also a bacterial pneumonia shot and am keeping my fingers crossed. My mom was in the hospital for 10 days in May with pneumonia! I hope the continued recovery goes smoothly!

So good to hear about John. Now remember to take it easy until those lungs get clear. Trying to rush will only make things worse.

*turns off mom mode*

These wrecks are classic hilarious, but I just can't seem to grasp what the first one is saying (or not saying). Was someone yelling at their kid in the background while ordering cake (because their remote broke and kids are obviously the next best choice for channel changers).

I'm so happy to hear John is doing better. I have been so worried. Strange to be so concerned about people you've never met, but you guys are like my secret Internet best friends...so secret that you don't even know I exist. :) Hope you are home and 100% healthy soon!

We're so glad that John is feeling better! This is a little twisted, but his condition helped my girls deal with the death of their 3-year-old gerbil, Waffle.

We'd been discussing John's condition in our home and hoping for a quick and full recovery. After the girls learned of their gerbil's demise yesterday (not a shock since Waffle had been sick), they were sadly trying to play Pollyanna. One of the "good" things about Waffle dying was "at least it wasn't John"!

I am SO GLAD THAT JOHN IS FEELING BETTER!! I don't even know you guys but I love this site and check it every day. Reading that you were both so ill made me really concerned. Thank goodness he is doing much better! Much love to the both of you!

Oh this is WONDERFUL news to start my day at work on! I'm so glad! You two have been in my thoughts and prayers and will continue to be. I don't know why I feel as if I know you, but I do! :) You are good people and I want nothing but good things for you!

I am truly so glad that you everyone is better! I've not posted before, but I've been actually distraught over John's illness and the fate of your book tour. I live here in Austin and kept thinking...."maybe I should make them some minestrone", then figured I'd risk coming off as some obsessed stalker fan, trying to my minestrone on y'all, which you'd then likely toss or get tested for poison before eating. Regardless, I was surprised at the depth of my feeling for you both, which is a testament to how much I depend on your delighting me each morning. Thanks, and please take care!!!

so, so, so, so happy to hear john is doing better! getting sick like that and having to be in the ICU is stressful and scary, no matter what reassurances the docs give. good thing you were in texas! it's (almost) the best state in the country (and my home state, heh)!! it was great that you could still spread the laughs even while you were both down and out. GET BETTER FAST! take the meds, push the fluids, and rest, rest, rest :)

Yay, I'm so glad John is feeling better! And seriously? Trying to go back on tour? Well, if you feel you're up to it I don't know that many people would complain but...It's so easy to strain yourself when you've been so sick, you'd probably be better off just rescheduling another tour for later, when you're 100% healthy again!

Also, these are my favorite kinds of wrecks. Love the "nothing on the other" cake. What baker thought that was expected?

W.V. --> Blessent. We're all glad John has been blessent with his health again.

I am so glad he is doing so much better! I was so worried, especially after the last post mentioned a head injury (yikes!). Tell him to take his time getting well. The fans will still be here when he is ready to resume the tour. I promise!

So, so, sooooo glad that things are looking up. Personally I think you should head home, recover and reschedule the tour in a few weeks when things are less flegm-y. We adore you guys, you know we do, but your health is really more important. The cakes and books and wrecks can wait on you. It's the least we can do.

Glad to hear that John is on the mend. I've recently learned how scary hospitals can be. My 24 year old husband was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on September 28, and since then I've become far more acquainted with the ICU and hospitals than I ever desired to be. I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for your website. It helps me laugh when things get too serious. Thanks for keeping at it even through this time when updating the website is the last thing on your mind!

Jen, just be glad he is in the hospital so they can take care of him. My DH got pnemonia a few years back. It was such a pain having to take care of him, and our baby, by myself. And have to give him anal medicine. GROSS!

Such wonderful news to find this morning! Yes, prayer works! But, John, keep off the cake for a while, because sugar doesn't.

There was an enormous response to your book giveaway on my blog (of course!!), I'm getting ready to post the winner, I'll be so glad to also post the good news of John's recovery. Thank you again. I hope you'll have a chance to read all the great cake related comments left there, some real doozies.

My roommates and I follow your site; although we've never posted, all of us were very worried for you guys, sounds like airport/crowd cooties attacked hardcore :(( Very glad to hear you're on the downhill slope towards recovery, but you should really take it easy! Pneumonia is hard for the body to fight if you aren't rested.

On a sorta side note, one of my roommates wanted you to know that she has had a staff infection (got it from the hospital) -- I don't know what form yours took but hers was a big mess on the outer part of her butt that oozed and pained. She says that she is happy you don't have what she did, because to have pneumonia AND have to worry about sitting down too hard and making something explode would be just too much!

Holy mazola--I go off into Cat Rescue Land for a few days, and the whole ding-dang world goes kablooie!! WOW, guys...I'm so glad that everyone's feeling better--but wow, that's scary. :::hugs::: to both of you--stay well, or get well, depending on whether you're Jen or John.

Thank you so much for the update, Jen. I'm really glad that John is out of ICU and doing better. I was so worried I'd read today that he "took a turn for the worse", as the saying goes. Hopefully, he'll be back to 115% in no time!

I am just so relieved to hear that John in on the mend! As a mom, it's my job to do intensive fretting and/or worrying, so I've been doing my share for the both of you. I cannot imagine how scary it must have been to have to go through all this so far away from home, but I'm glad that you at least had the power of positive thinking of all your fans to surround you. You jolly us along even through the worst of days with your blog, now we get to return the favor.

I'm greatly relieved to read that John is much better, and you sound better too (if "sound" can be inferred from text). Take it easy and keep getting better. Meanwhile, those are some of the more atrocious cakes you've posted on the blog. I can't believe the thoughtlessness of those decorators!

What a relief! So glad to hear that John is out of ICU and that you both are on the mend. I'm sure it was all the jokes that people posted--especially the pirate with the steering wheel (which seemed to be a favorite of many Wrecksters).Take it easy you guys. Eat lots of chicken noodle,er, cake.

I am thrilled to tears to hear that John is well on his way to recovery and feeling good.

I can now say that I was absolutely terrified for you both because I know the reality of a systemic infection. I am a blood infection survivor, so I know the survival odds are about 50-50. I suffered heart and organ damage and lost a big chunk of flesh on my leg... and I consider myself extremely lucky. Please, please do all that your doctors order until you are fully recovered.

AWESOME FOR JOHN!!!!! I Knew all our wrecktastic juju would be helpful.... not to underestimate the Non-Wreckalicious care of his excellent docs in the Longhorn State. Let us know where we should send Thx and Congraduations to the Docs for caring for our Wrex Crew!!- continual XX's, btw

I'm just getting caught up on Cake Wrecks after a few days' hiatus. I am so sorry to read of the illness John has suffered and the difficulties you both had to deal with. I'm so very glad to hear that John is out of the ICU and improving. What a wonderful community this is, the great amount of warmth and support are so very touching, and a wonderful reflection of how much joy you have brought to the lives of so many :).

These types of wrecks always make me think of that song, "I Love You Period." Used to drive me nuts on the radio when I was in high school! It could be a wrecker's theme song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFpsDAL4oKE

Praise God, that's wonderful news!! So glad I came by to check before going to bed.

And I love things in italics. I like to think the wreckerators think of these as "asides" - you know like in theater where you talk to the audience and not the other characters. Because how else could they look at their finished work not know.

whew! Glad to hear that John is out into a regular ward where you're not so special any more. Pneumonia is not to be er... sneezed at - especially in adults. You two need to be at home not on the road. Tour can wait. Hey... how 'bout we all come to you - get the books autographed bring a few wreck images... no worries we won't stay. Purel on hand ( again she puns)

So glad to hear he is doing better! A word of caution, though. I remember when I had pneumonia. Right now he feels awesome because of all the medication, but after you have a lung issue like that, you are SO tired for a long time. I was very easily fatigued and slept a lot for literally about three months after I was off the antibiotics. Do not go back on tour--take it very easy and be extra careful not to get sick again. (I recommend vitamin D, lots of rest, and don't get flu shots--it will do more harm than good!) :)

I just can't understand why people are so dumb that they actually think people want "next line" "in spanish" and "in orang" on their cakes. I know one thing for sure, I'm making a cake order in person, and I'm watching them decorate it to avoid this idiocy.

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